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23/05/2024

Four killed in St Augustine forest shootout

The ordinarily peaceful atmosphere of Upper St Michael's Road, off St John's Road, St Augustine, was shattered on Thursday when gunmen reportedly engaged an elite squad of police in a firefight.
Sources disclosed to ADD News TT that the shootout led to the deaths of four men who have not yet been conclusively identified.
Preliminary information revealed that officers were following up on enquiries into the kidnapping of twenty-six-year-old Anisha Singh in Upper St John's Road when the firefight erupted.
A pistol and automatic rifle were seized after the shootout.
ADD News TT is informed that the head of the North-Central Division Snr Supt Richard Smith together with ASP Darryl Ramdass and ACP in charge of Intelligence and Investigations Suzette Martin visited the scene and addressed members of the media.
The officers were guarded on whether there was any conclusive link between the police-involved shooting and Singh's kidnapping but only maintained that the enquiry was underway.
However, it is believed that a gang in the area was behind Singh's kidnapping.
The forested area is accessible mainly by a narrow dirt road, which winds through steep hillsides bordered by dense bush.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

23/05/2024

Anisha released by captors, cops to share more in a media briefing

After spending five days in captivity, twenty-six-year-old Anisha Singh was released by her kidnappers in Caroni on Wednesday night.
The vendor was snatched by gunmen while setting up her El Dorado vending booth last Saturday.
Her husband Richie Singh was shot in the face when he tried to confront the attackers.
Multiple sources have confirmed that Singh was released near the Caroni Roundabout sometime after 10:00 PM.
She is said to be in good health and resting with her family.
On Tuesday morning ACP Wayne Mystar of the Specialised Support Division during a radio interview confirmed that a ransom was demanded for Singh's release, however, this was later denied by one of Singh's relatives on Facebook hours later.
It remains unclear if a ransom was demanded or paid for Singh's release.
At various times during the investigation, police have maintained the matter was at a "sensitive stage" and was unable to divulge too many details.
However it was announced that a TTPS media briefing will be hosted this morning (Thursday morning).
The briefing with feature ACP Intelligence and Investigations Suzette Martin and ASP Darryl Ramdass of the Anti Kidnapping Unit.
ADD News TT will keep you appraised of any developments.

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18/05/2024

Barataria man ambushed, killed in Saturday morning shooting

One man is dead following an attack in Baratatia on Saturday morning.
Sources disclosed to ADD News TT that forty-three-year-old Anthony Marryshow alias 'Rocky and Bullwinkle' was walking on Tenth Street, Upper Sixth Avenue, Barataria, sometime around 7:40 AM when a gunman was seen walking from behind some nearby tanks and shot him.
The gunman then fled the scene.
Morvant Police were called in with a District Medical Officer who declared Marryshow dead.
One spent shell was recovered.
Region Two Homicide investigators are continuing enquiries.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

18/05/2024

Vehicle in doubles vendor's kidnapping found, suspects still at large

The vehicle believed to have been used in the kidnapping of Anisha Singh was found at around midday today in St Joseph.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that officers of the North-Central Division's Emergency Response Patrol were told that the silver Nissan B15 was found abandoned in Upper Maracas, St Joseph, near the Morang River, Lluengo.
The vehicle was processed by investigators and towed for further analysis.
The kidnappers and Singh remain at large up to 3:00 PM on Saturday afternoon.
If you have any information on Singh's whereabouts, contact the nearest police station.

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18/05/2024

Man shot in crotch in St James

Enquiries are underway to determine how a forty-two-year-old St James man was shot in his crotch on Friday night.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that one of the man's siblings called his brother informing him of the incident which happened on Kandahar Street, near a panyard.
The brother rushed to the scene and found passers by aiding his wounded sibling.
The bleeding man was taken to the St James Infirmary where he was treated and transferred to the Port of Spain General Hospital where he was listed as being in stable condition.
Officers of the Western Division Gang Unit and the St James CID are continuing enquiries.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

18/05/2024

Doubles vendor kidnapped, husband shot in El Dorado

The search is on for twenty-six-year-old doubles vendor Anisha Singh, who was kidnapped when she began setting up her vending stall with her husband early on Saturday morning.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that Singh (whose maiden name is Hosein), was setting up the stall on the Eastern Main Road, El Dorado, around 5:50 PM, when a silver Nissan B15 drove near them.
Two gunmen got out of the vehicle and grabbed Singh, dragging her into the car.
Singh's husband Rishi Singh tried to fight off the attackers but was shot in the right cheek.
The kidnappers got Singh in the backseat of the car and sped off with her.
Officers of the Tunapuna Police Station and the North-Central Division were immediately activated and visited the scene.
Rishi Singh was taken to the hospital where he is being treated.
He is said to be in stable, non-life-threatening condition.
Crime Scene Investigators also visited the scene and found three spent shells of rifle calibre ammunition.
Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations and the Anti Kidnapping Unit are working in tandem with divisional police on the case.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

14/05/2024

Cop shot, suspect wounded, under police guard after chaotic attempted robbery

A robbery attempt at a Chaguanas bar on Monday night ended with the death of an off-duty policeman and the wounding of the bandit.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that
fifty-three-year-old Dale Mayers, who was last assigned to the Northern Division was liming with his wife and a friend at the Unique Bar and Restaurant, Montrose, at around 10:15 PM when an armed bandit walked in and pointed a gun at them announcing a robbery.
Mayers pulled out his police-issued pistol and fired shots at the bandit, who returned fire, hitting Mayers in the upper side of his left back.
Mayers wife and friend took him to Hospital where he was declared dead at 11:06 PM.
Immediately after the incident police from various units swarmed the location.
Further enquiries revealed that the bandit was seen getting into a white SUV and escaping.
Officers later got information that the suspect, a twenty-three-year-old Port of Spain man was being treated for a gunshot wound.
Officers of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region III visited the hospital and cautioned the man, who remains under police guard up to Tuesday morning.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

10/05/2024

Cunupia retiree found dead at home

The body of a sixty-five-year-old Cunupia man was found at his home on Thursday morning in what police suspect was a robbery gone wrong.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that Deo Anand Sitahal's body was found at his Shamshun Baboolal Avenue, off David Toby Road, Cunupia, by relatives at around 10:12 AM
On arrival to the one room wooden house, the relatives found a door pried open and the house ransacked.
On further checks, they found Sitahal's body with a pink cloth tied around his neck with blood stains on his face.
Earlier that morning, Cunupia Police received a report of a white Nissan B15 partially scrapped on Mt Moriah Road, Cunupia.
Sources confirmed the vehicle belonged to Sitahal, who was last seen alive on Wednesday morning.
Enquiries are continuing by the Region Three Homicide Bureau.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

09/05/2024

Stabbed or shot? Cops puzzled over Grande man's murder

An investigation is currently underway to determine the circumstances surrounding the murder of a twenty-eight-year-old Sangre Grande man on Thursday afternoon.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that Timothy Sutton, was speaking with a friend near his home on the Cunapo Road, Coal Mine, Sangre Grande, sometime around 3:00 PM when the friend reported seeing a masked gunman walking through a nearby track.
The friend reportedly ran away and left Sutton behind but returned later and saw him bleeding from wounds.
Officers of the Sangre Grande CID were called in and were led to Sutton's bloody body in some nearby bushes.
However the wounds appeared to be stab wounds and not gunshot wounds as reported.
Region Two Homicide detectives are probing the incident which sources described as highly unusual.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

07/05/2024

Freeport man stabbed to death in altercation

A Freeport man is this country's latest murder victim after he was stabbed to death by a male relative during an argument at the family's home on Monday morning.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that Alex Coombs was at home on Joseph Street off McLeon Trace, sometime around 11 pm when he got into an argument with the relative.
During the commotion, the relative got a knife and stabbed Coombs several times.
Another relative who was at home at the time of the attack ran to the Freeport Police Station and reported the incident.
Officers visited the home and found Coombs' body on a chair outside with stab wounds on his chest.
Officers took him to the Chaguanas Health Facility where he was declared dead at 2:14 am.
Region Three Homicide detectives are continuing enquiries.

Courtesy: ADD News TT

06/05/2024

Cocorite mass murder suspect held at airport bound for New York

In a bid to escape arrest, a twenty-nine-year-old Cocorite man who is considered to be the prime suspect in the quadruple murder on Saturday night was arrested at the Piarco International Airport on Sunday night.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that officers of the Western Division and the Homicide Bureau of Investigations that the man was attempting to flee the country on Sunday night.
Officers went to the airport at around 10:30 PM where they found the suspect with his luggage.
The suspect had in his possession a TT Passport containing a valid US Visa and boarding pass to a Caribbean Airlines flight bound for JFK International Airport, New York.
The suspect was cautioned by investigators.
A search warrant was obtained and officers found eight rounds of 5.56 ammunition at his home.
Police also found a magazine containing five rounds of 9 mm ammunition.
A thirty-three-year-old relative was also arrested at the house.
Both men are expected to be questioned by investigators today.
The murders of Shaquille Ottley, Sadiki Ottley, Antonio Jack and Jonathan Osmond, on Saturday night have attracted national outrage over the spate of violence in TT.
It has also prompted assurances from Commissioner of Police Erla Harewood-Christopher that the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

Courtesy ADD News TT

05/05/2024

Four dead, eight wounded after Cocorite carnage

Cocorite residents were sent scampering for cover when gunmen cut down four men, wounding eight others in a violent attack, late on Saturday night.
Sources confirmed to ADD News TT that twenty-two-year-old Shaquille Ottley, Sadiki Ottley, thirty-one, Antonio Jack, fifty-seven and Jonathan Osmond, were liming on the Eastern side of Buikding F, Phase One, Powder Magazine, sometime around 11:00 PM when a dark coloured car drove onto the compound.
Two men dressed in black got out of the car and opened fire on the group killing them.
Police from the Western Division Task Force took Shaquille Ottley and Sadiki Ottley to the St James Infirmary where they were declared dead.
While Antonio Jack and Jonathan Osmond were declared dead at the scene.
The remaining eight men were shot in their legs, feet and hips but were reportedly in stable, non-life-threatening condition as of Sunday morning.
A quantity of high-calibre rifle ammunition was found at the scene.

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